Every liquor licence in NSW is subject to licence conditions. Some conditions are imposed automatically by the NSW liquor laws and others can be imposed by the Secretary of the Department of Customer Service or the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority Board (ILGA).
Conditions may be added to your licence either when it is granted or after a serious complaint or incident involving your venue.
The following documents set out conditions which apply to liquor licences automatically:
Note these statutory conditions have been updated to reflect changes made in the Liquor Regulation 2018.
The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority and/or its delegates may impose conditions on a liquor licence.
The forms below contain a list of licence conditions that the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has determined may be appropriate conditions for each liquor licence type listed below, subject to any alternative conditions that may be imposed specific to a venue’s location, business model and/or following consideration of submissions from the applicant or other stakeholders.
It is recommended you use the form and discuss the conditions with NSW Police prior to lodging your application.Lodging this form with your liquor licence application will reduce the processing time.
The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has approved a suite of licence conditions that may be appropriate to impose on packaged liquor, hotel and club licences, depending on the circumstances of the licensee and the licensed premises. The list of approved conditions is available here PDF, 361.45 KB.
All venues in the Kings Cross precinct or Sydney CBD Entertainment precinct have special licence conditions to help reduce alcohol-related violence and anti-social behaviour in those areas.
You can check what conditions apply to a particular liquor licence on the Service NSW website.
All staff working in a venue need to understand the venue’s liquor licence, authorisations and conditions. It is the licensee’s responsibility to ensure the licence, authorisations and conditions are available on site at all times.
Extended trading hours may be approved for hotels and eligible registered clubs to coincide with significant special events, such as major sporting events.
Conditions apply on extended trading for special events.
Extended trading hours won’t allow you to:
Hotels and clubs that are already approved to trade during the above extended hours are not affected by these special arrangements.
Easter trading restrictions under the Liquor Act 2007
Good Friday
29 March
Easter Saturday
30 March
Easter Sunday
31 March
Clubs
Normal on-premises trading
No takeaway sales
Normal trading
Hotels
Midnight Thursday to 5am on Good Friday morning, if authorised for extended trading
Noon to 10pm on-premises trading
Normal trading, except trading between midnight on Good Friday and 5am on Easter Saturday not permitted
Small Bars
No takeaway cocktails
Packaged liquor licence
No retail trading permitted
No retail trading (under separate NSW retail trading laws)
On-premises
Noon to 10pm (in a dining area only with or ancillary to a meal). Sales at other times between 5am and midnight can be permitted under an extended trading authorisation – but, if approved, must be in a dining area only with or ancillary to a meal
Normal trading for caterers, airports and vessels, and accommodation premises selling liquor to residents and their guests
No takeaway sales, if a takeaway authorisation is held
Normal trading except trading between midnight on Good Friday and 5am on Easter Saturday not permitted for public entertainment venues (other than a cinema or theatre)
Producer/wholesaler
except for drink on-premises noon to 10pm only
Good Friday and Easter Sunday are restricted trading days under the Retail Trading Act 2008 and retail trading may not be permitted on both days under separate retail trading laws depending on the type of business you operate, size and location. Certain exceptions apply for a range of premises.
You should refer to the NSW Fair Trading website and the Retail Trading Act 2008 for more information
Important for all licensees to note: Licensees need to abide by all of their usual trading hour conditions and authorisations, including:
If you have more than one liquor licence, ensure any takeaway and delivery alcohol sales comply with the relevant licence’s conditions and requirements.
Contact your local council office, Liquor & Gaming NSW or Fair Trading NSW if you have questions about these conditions.
